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Movies that feel like Turbo (2013)

If you loved Turbo, the closest films we have are Epic (2013), Cars 2 (2011) and The Lorax (2012). All three share Turbo's whimsical and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality. 8 of the 12 picks below are included with a subscription right now on HBO Max, Hulu and Disney Plus and others, checked against today's data.

The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

πŸ… 68% Rotten Tomatoesβ˜… 6.4 IMDb β†—TMDB β†—dir. David Sorenwhimsicalwarmcozydreamlikehopeful

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Epic
2013 Β· dir. Chris Wedge
πŸ… 65%β˜… 6.6animation Β· adventure Β· family

Both are built on the same subject: villain

The difference: Not nearly as hopeful as Turbo

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their worldβ€”and ours.

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Cars 2
2011 Β· dir. John Lasseter
πŸ… 40%β˜… 6.2animation Β· family Β· adventure

Common ground in both: car race and sports

The difference: Critics were much harder on this one

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.

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The Lorax
2012 Β· dir. Chris Renaud
β˜… 6.4animation Β· family

Both keep coming back to the same thing: villain

The difference: Missing the dream logic of Turbo

A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.

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The Secret of Kells
2009 Β· dir. Tomm Moore
πŸ… 90%β˜… 7.5animation Β· family Β· fantasy

Both land whimsy and warmth at once

The difference: Leans harder into fantasy than Turbo does

Adventure awaits 12 year old Brendan who must fight Vikings and a serpent god to find a crystal and complete the legendary Book of Kells. In order to finish Brother Aiden's book, Brendan must overcome his deepest fears on a secret quest that will take him beyond the abbey walls and into the enchanted forest where dangerous mythical creatures hide. Will Brendan succeed in his quest?

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Song of the Sea
2014 Β· dir. Tomm Moore
πŸ… 99%β˜… 8family Β· animation Β· fantasy

Cozy and dreamlike in the same breath

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the key to their survival.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
2009 Β· dir. Christopher Miller
πŸ… 85%β˜… 6.9animation Β· comedy Β· family

Hopeful animation in both cases

Inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that makes clouds rain food, enabling the down-and-out citizens of Chewandswallow to feed themselves. But when the falling food reaches gargantuan proportions, Flint must scramble to avert disaster. Can he regain control of the machine and put an end to the wild weather before the town is destroyed?

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Coraline
2009 Β· dir. Henry Selick
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.8animation Β· family Β· fantasy

The same preoccupation in both: dreams

Wandering her rambling old house in her boring new town, 11-year-old Coraline discovers a hidden door to a strangely idealized version of her life. In order to stay in the fantasy, she must make a frighteningly real sacrifice.

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Ponyo
2008 Β· dir. Hayao Miyazaki
πŸ… 91%β˜… 7.6animation Β· fantasy Β· family

Both lean on whimsy more than on family

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

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The Book of Life
2014 Β· dir. Jorge R. Gutierrez
πŸ… 82%β˜… 7.2animation Β· family Β· fantasy

Animation with a pulse of warmth, in both cases

The journey of Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart. Before choosing which path to follow, he embarks on an incredible adventure that spans fantastical worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 Β· dir. Betty Thomas
πŸ… 21%β˜… 4.6comedy Β· family Β· animation

Family built on comfort, twice over

Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville's twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school's music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes - Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

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James and the Giant Peach
1996 Β· dir. Henry Selick
πŸ… 91%β˜… 6.7family Β· animation Β· adventure

One thread runs through both: anthropomorphism

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strange lands.

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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
2013 Β· dir. Kris Pearn
πŸ… 71%β˜… 6.3animation Β· family Β· comedy

Whimsical animation, and it commits to that

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

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